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You Be the Photo Contest Judge/Part I

Hand Update

The left hand is feeling a bit better each day. The tendon of the middle finger has been enjoying a nice weekend rest. I have been flexing and extending it gently and typing with ten fingers despite a loose bandage on the middle finger (and the palm of course). I am sure that Dr. Puopolo will give the middle finer a good painful flex tomorrow afternoon :). I will find out ten how much he wants me to do before the stitches come out. I actually went to Westhampton Beach this morning–I must be getting somewhat better–and photographed shorebirds for a while with the 800 with help from Long Island friend Michael Lotito. It was so cold and windy that–with my resistance down–I quit early and was headed home before 8 am.

You Be the Photo Contest Judge/Part I: Nature

Below are six images. You are invited to pick the three best images and rank them first, second, and third. The first person who matches my contest picks perfectly 1-2-3 will receive a $10 discount on any item in the BAA On-Line Store. I will post the images that I deemed best in the Connecticut Seminar Contest in a few days. Have fun and good luck 🙂

(For older gear, the Shopper’s Guide links will take you to the current replacement.)

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Bullfrog, Mystic Aquarium, CT. Tamron 18-270mm lens (for Canon) hand held with the Canon EOS-40D. Image Copyright Drea Koval. Note: Tamron 18-270mm lens (for Nikon).

Without having the latest greatest gear Drea has made a very nice image here.

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Swallowtail Sex. Nikon 4300 Point and Shoot hand held. Image copyright Dianne Roberts. (Dianne has now up-graded to the Nikon D-80, the Nikkor 18-200mm zoom lens, and the Nikkor 105 macro lens.)

Rather than worry about having only a point and shoot camera, Dianne concentrated on making a good image with the gear she had in her hands…..

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White-faced Capuchin, Punta Uva, Costa Rica. Canon 800mm f/5.L IS lens, the EF 1.4X III TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. Gitzo 3541LS tripod with the Jobu BWGG-Pro tripod head. Image copyright David Peller.

Note: I cannot, in good conscious, recommend the purchase of the tripod head above; every Jobu head that I have tried featured creep and an inferior design. The seemingly similar Wimberley V-2 Head has it beat six ways to Sunday.

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Fire and Ice. Canon 300mm f/4L IS lens with the Canon 12 mm Extension tube and theEOS-1D Mark IV. Gitzo 4531S with the Wimberley Head V-2 head. Image copyright Carole Wiley.

Note: the Wimberley head is massive overkill for the 300f/4. The Mongoose M3.6 Tripod Head is–at present–the ideal tripod head for all intermediate telephoto lenses.

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Fall River Scene, Baxter Stater Park, ME. Tamron 18-270mm lens (for Canon) with the Canon EOS-7D. Manfrotto tripod & ballhead. Image Copyright Drea Koval. Note: Tamron 18-270mm lens (for Nikon).

Note: I cannot, in good conscious, recommend the purchase of any Manfrotto tripod/ballhead combo for serious nature photography.

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Lizard on Rock, Punta Uva, Costa Rica. Canon 800mm f/5.L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. Canon 580EX II Flash with Better Beamer. Gitzo 3541LS tripod with the Jobu BWGG-Pro tripod head. Image copyright David Peller.

Note: I cannot, in good conscious, recommend the purchase of the tripod head above; every Jobu head that I have tried featured creep and an inferior design. The seemingly similar Wimberley V-2 Head has it beat six ways to Sunday.

Please list the names of your 3 picks as follows:
1st:
2nd:
3rd:
The first person who matches my contest picks perfectly 1-2-3 will receive a $10 discount on any item in the BAA On-Line Store.

May 22nd, 2011 | Category: 2011, Photography Tips

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